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October 2009
Social Security disability law and procedure: Untangling the mess
When your firm is litigating a Social Security disability claim, it faces at least two obstacles:
- "The process for receiving Social Security disability benefits is complicated and technical and does not always involve common sense." Daniel J. Siegel, Don't Overlook Social Security, LEGAL INTELLIGENCER, Nov. 9, 2000, at 5.
- Federal judges often view Social Security appeals "as insignificant or undeserving of great consideration." Kelly Huntley, "To Review or Not to Review?"—That Is the Question: Interpreting New Evidence in Social Security Disability Claims in the Third Circuit, 47 Vill. L. Rev. 1089, 1115 (2002).
Accordingly, you'll want the newly released Social Security Disability Law and Procedure in Federal Court database (SSFEDCT) nearby.
SSFEDCT contains the full text of Social Security Disability: Law and Procedure in Federal Court, professor Carolyn Kubitschek's comprehensive practice guide that has been cited as authority in at least a dozen federal court opinions. The database covers all aspects of Social Security disability litigation and is current through the 2009 edition. New sections cover such topics as the evaluation of chronic fatigue syndrome and the availablity of fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act.
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